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Reports that Bosnia's Education Minister, Fahrudin Rizvanbegovic, wants to revive a multi-ethnic Bosnia, starting with its universities. Rizvanbegovic's experiences in a Croat concentration camp; His desire to reunite the University of Mostar, which is divided into a Croat half and a Muslim half; Trying to establish contacts with University of Banja Luka, the only university in Bosnian Serb territory.

Reports on government officials and academics in Bosnia's plan to revamp the country's war battered and out-moded higher-education system. Organizing of a national conference on university education by the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture, and Sports; Support expressed by the students in reforming the system; Contact information for persons interested in helping Bosnian educational institutions.

Reports on the activities of philanthropist George Soros' Open Society Fund Inc. in war-torn Sarajevo in Bosnia & Hercegovina. Provision of four satellite telephone lines for educational institutions; Food provided for educators; Stipend offered to students; Other Soros-sponsored projects in the region.